Equities, bonds and currencies reacted negatively to the US Federal Reserve’s statement on halting its bond purchases by the middle of 2014.
The negative reaction is short-term in nature. There is no case for a deep and long-term selloff.
A strong US economy is good for the world as a whole as...

Non-deliverable forwards (NDFs) have been in the news of late with the rupee skating downhill.
NDF is an over-the-counter, or OTC, derivative market for currencies based offshore.
Trading for the $/rupee pair takes place in Singapore, which is the hub for NDF markets.
A trade does not require...

Government bond yields have been falling and are expected to fall further. In the last one year, the benchmark 10-year yield has slipped from 8.60% to 7.60%, or 100 basis points (bps).
If you had invested at 8.60% you are now looking at a return of 15% on an instrument carrying no credit risk...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) can easily frontload its rate cuts for this fiscal, as there are enough positive data points to back the actions.
RBI’s annual monetary policy statement for this fiscal is scheduled for May 3, where the central bank will give out forecasts on economic growth,...